Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-10-14

p. Chase, is preparing for her debut on
the theatrical stage.
Rev. Royal G. Wilder, editor of the
Missionary Review, is dead, aged Il
years. He was native of Vermont and
a graduate of Andover, and had spent 80
years in missionary work.
Arthur II. Snell paying teller of the
Fulton bank of Brooklyn, is under arrest
charged with defrauding the bank by
cashing checks which he knew to be
worthless, presented by confederates.
The Boston chamber of commerce will
petition the President to bring about an
international maritime conference to
adopt measures calculated to secure great
er precaution against disasters at sea. and
to consider other important topics.
One of the most important cases to
come up for argument before the United
States supreme court in its fall session is
the case of Myra Clark Gaines, who was
awarded by the lower court a claim for
land in New Orleans worth about six
millions of dollars.
Murat Halstead, who saw Mr.. Blaine
in Europe, says that he would decline all
thought of the Presidency if he had only
his own wish to consult, and that four
yearsRgo he did not want the nomination
for himself, but to prevent candidates.
that he thought would be unwise.
Hon. Rufus A. Ayers, attorney general
of Virginia, has been sent to Jail in de-
fault Of payment of $500 fine, imposed by
Judge Bond of the United States circuit
court, for contempt of court in refusing
to respect a temporary Injunction re-
straining the officers from enforcing the
coupon case.
The report concerning the Ute troubles
in Colorado, which has just been received
at Washington from Lieut. Burnett of the
army, confirms emphatically the con
clusion that this affair was first and las
a ''white mans war;" Commissioner At
kins, in view of these latest developments
pronounces it the greatest outrage o.
Indian history.
The reception given in Faneul Hal
SATURDAY. evening by the people of Boston
in honor of General Paine and Mr.. Bur
CESS and the victory of the Voluntee
over the Thistle was complete success
Both the governor and the mayor were
present, there were some good speeches
and Messrs. Paine and Burgess were con
graduated by several thousand of thei
fellOw-townsmen.
Following closely in the wake of tn,
terrible disaster at Chatsworth come
the news of an Indiana horror, in whicl
between 20 and 30 people are reported t.
have lost their lives and half as man
were injured. The east-bound expires
on the Chicago and Atlantic railroa
that left Chicago Monday night wa
crashed into from the rear during a ten
porary wait at Kout's station, Ind, by
loaded fast freight, and two cars wer
telescOped without moments warning
The collision seems to have been du
to the carelessness of the engineer G
the freight in following too close
ly a disabled passenger train, an
the neglect of the brakeman on the III
fortunate train to give the proper signal:
The collision took place in a lonely spC
near water-tank, three miles west c
the station, which is an insignificant
place 80 miles southeast of Chicago. Tn
t heaped-up cars at once took fire. an
| thus to the fearful suffering of the viz
tins was added the horror of slow deaf
by cremation. \ dozen charred bodit
: were taken to the village in the morning
: and in the afternoon nine more bodit
were recovered.